We live in an apartment where air conditioners are one of the items banned in our lease because the electrical system in our building is wholly inadequate for the power needs of a 21st century American.
Put another way… I live in a neighborhood that’s ghettofabulous and the landlord couldn’t be bothered to actually do anything to improve the building, also half of the tenants blatantly ignore the air conditioner ban… so thus far this year, we’ve been dealing with the power being knocked off several times a day when breakers trip because god only knows how this building is wired. (On the positive, we don’t pay for electric… so I guess beggars can’t be choosers).
That said, it’s been HOT lately… but I’ve been trying to come up with creative ways to beat the heat.
Wet hand towels are your best friend.
One of the things I noticed as I’ve wandered around my neighborhood is that a lot of the men walk around with wet towels or washcloths on their head. It looks incredibly silly, but you know what? I think they’re onto something… it feels fantastic!
The optimal size for this is a hand towel of some sort, run the towel under cold water, wring out all of the excess water so you have a cool damp towel, and then… put it on the hot parts of your body. I usually put it around my neck like a scarf, though I’ve been known to shove one down my shirt every now and then. 
I’m definitely not ashamed to shove cool, wet handtowels in my bra. I have A/C in my house, but my room is over the garage so no matter what I really do, it’s an oven in here. *dies* Wet hand towels definitely become my best friend too during days lke this.
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The way I figure…. Whatever it takes to keep cool, right?
I bet you could even stick some in the fridge…
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Oooh! I bet you could do that! Though, we do have pretty cold water coming out of the faucet so that’s done well for me.
Putting an ice pack on the back of your neck can actually make you hotter by triggering BAT thermogenesis (brown fat deposits burn fat to warm up your body). Almost all the BAT (Brown Adipose Tissue) in your body is on the back of your neck and upper back.
A cool foot bath under your desk can do wonders.
wet towel is a savior in the heat time!
i brought wet towel with me all day long when i had this tv commercial shoot in a horse stall which was more like a dessert!
seriously!! people always post stuff on FB about how ridiculous these guys look walking around with the wet towels on their head, but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do!
Oh yeah that’s a good idea! I also like getting wet in the shower and then laying in front of the fan. That works until you dry off! Lol.
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